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  • EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire tomorrow:

    Jupiter, Saturn and the Crescent Moon, Planet Earth Centre, Bacup Road, Todmorden, 8.30pm-11pm. Blackburn Music Society Charity Shop, Lord Street West, Blackburn, 10am-4pm. "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," Pendle Hippodrome Theatre, New Market Street

  • Soccer duo get national call up

    A WHITEFIELD lad has been chosen to represent England in an international showdown of soccer skills. He is Stuart Rosendale, of Ripon Avenue, who will be joined by Derek Abercrombie, of Powell Street, Elton. They both play for Bury Gateway, a club for

  • Whistle Blower with Football League referee Neil Yates

    RIGHT on cue the silly season of managerial quotes has begun. A time when one decision can apparently mean instant relegation or promotion. A time to blame anybody but the real culprit. I've decided therefore this week to give you a little quiz. Below

  • RUGBY: North Lancashire and Cumbria League

    Rossendale 8 Rochdale 8 THE importance of the match was that mathematically both teams could finish second in the league and if so go into the play-off against the second place team South Lancs/Cumbria. The game started with the Rochdale side proving

  • Burnley & District Football League

    A LOOK at the local football league. PREMIER DIVISION Michelin Ath...5 Weir...1 Hudson 2, Whitaker, Waddington, Gilbert Lord Stacksteads SJ...0 Bacup CC...1 Henry Todmorden...2 Trinity BL...2 Walsh, Robinson Bruce, Sunter DIVISION ONE Burnley BC OB...9

  • Blackburn and District Combination

    A LOOK at the local leagues. April 17 COLBORNE TROPHIES PREMIER DIVISION Bee Hive...1 Griffin Cel...2 West End CYC...0 Ewood Ams...2 Langho...1 Alex Hotel...0 Centurions...2 Railway Hotel...3 NEALES WASTE MANAGEMENT SECOND DIVISION Brinscall...2 Pleasington

  • Orphanage Cup Fourth Round

    Shaws of Darwen 2 Blackburn Fire Brigade 'A' 1 (aet) STEVE Eggleston held his nerve to fire Shaws of Darwen into the quarter finals of the Orphanage Cup with an extra time penalty winner. It was fitting that 'Eggy' grabbed the decisive goal as he was

  • DNA samples caught burglar

    TWO years after he committed a crime the consequences finally caught up with burglar Keith Harris. Bury court was told that DNA techniques were used to link the 26-year-old to a break in at a house in March 1999. During the burglary in Whitefield, property

  • Fury as man who attacked paramedics 'escapes' jail

    MAGISTRATES have prompted outrage by allowing a man who attacked two paramedics as they treated his girlfriend to walk free from court. Ian Stuart Murgatroyd, 30, tried to stop the medical staff from putting his the epileptic woman in an ambulance after

  • Man fined after estate disturbance

    A MAN who became involved in a disturbance on a housing estate, was brought before the court 10 months later after a warrant was issued. Gary Mycock, 20, of Scholes Street, Bury, appeared before Rochdale magistrates, to answer charges of public disorder

  • Cash available for winning teams

    CLUBS and organisations in Bury could be on to a winner with potentially thousands of pounds of grant funding up for grabs. The council's sports development team is keen to encourage more local groups to go for the Awards for All monies which could make

  • Flitcroft ready to lead Rovers up

    MIDFIELD general Garry Flitcroft today spoke of his burning desire to put 12 months of personal heartache behind him by leading Rovers back into the big time. The former Manchester City star suffered more than most when his former club booked themselves

  • Manx TT course for scooter fund-racers

    TWO disabled pals have set off on a world record breaking attempt to travel the Isle of Man TT course on disabled scooters. Although the world famous motorbike race has been cancelled due to foot and mouth, nothing has deterred Tony Palmer and Geoff West

  • Decision due on future of Comfort Inn hotel

    AN ANNOUNCEMENT was expected later today on the future of Burnley's landmark hotel the Comfort Inn. The hotel -- still known locally as the Keirby -- was put on the market by its owners Choice Hotels Europe and an offer has been made for its purchase

  • Cottage plans likely to get the go-ahead

    FOUR mews-style cottages could be built along Ribblesdale Avenue, in Clitheroe, if councillors give plans the green light. A resubmitted application for the development will be heard at Ribble Valley Council's planning and development committee meeting

  • Clarets can close in on City -- Taylor

    RECENTLY converted Clarets fan Gareth Taylor believes Burnley have faltering Birmingham City in their sights as they chase the ultimate prize of a Premiership place. Taylor is now restricted to a watching brief after Burnley's refusal to pay Manchester

  • Fitton off the mark as title race begins

    PROFESSIONAL Dexter Fitton believes Clitheroe still have a lot to do to bring the Jennings Ribblesdale League title back to Chatburn Road for the first time since 1994. But he and the team couldn't have made a better start to their campaign as they defied

  • Rolls' double joy as SAS signs up

    HIGH-FLYING workers at Rolls-Royce in Barnoldswick have double cause for celebrations following new breakthroughs for its Trent family of engines. The Rolls-Royce-powered Airbus A340-600, which has been designed to take on the Boeing 747 Jumbo jet, has

  • Service to mark 174th birthday

    LONGHOLME Methodist Church in Rawtenstall will celebrate its 174th junior church anniversary on Sunday. The morning service will be at 10.30am and will be led by the junior church and the Rev Ralph Ward. The evening service will be at 6.15pm when the

  • 'No need to stay at home' - MP

    ROSSENDALE and Darwen's MP has said that the government will do everything possible to restore confidence in the £12 billion countryside tourism industry. Ms Janet Anderson made the declaration to tourism managers in Calder Valley, West Yorkshire, following

  • Joan's got buttons sewn up

    THE TV advert may say London needs biscuits, but haberdashery stall owner Joan Whiteley knows better -- London needs buttons! Joan, who runs the stall on Rawtenstall Market, has received an e-mail from Bill Dowton in London. He wrote: "I've got a very

  • Postie rallies for help to tackle streets

    CAMPAIGNING postie Dale Connearn will host a public meeting tonight for residents who want something done about their unadopted streets. The meeting starts at 8pm at Bacup Cricket Club and local councillors, Rossendale and Darwen MP Janet Anderson, and

  • Deli full of delights

    AN EAST Lancashire business is providing a taste of something special with its wide range of food, most of which is unavailable in supermarkets. Taste Fine Foods delicatessen in Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, provides fine foods and wines, regional English

  • PC is cleared of pub assault

    A POLICEMAN has been cleared of assault and threatening behaviour after an incident while he was off duty at the town's FJ Nichols pub. PC Claudio Fardella, fromBlackburn, was cleared of all the charges at Lancaster Magistrates Court. The alleged incident

  • Danger hole fixed after protest

    A SMASHED manhole cover has been repaired a week after a mother demanded urgent action. The cover was shattered last Tuesday when a van drove over the pavement outside her home in Brookway, Blackburn, and broke the cover in two. Police later put two cones

  • Handy Andys head off for sunshine isle

    TWO Handy Andy firefighters are heading across the waters to lend their roping expertise to foreign firefighters. The duo, Andy Wilkinson and Andy Barnes, will be travelling to St Helena in the south Atlantic on Thursday, 26 April, to train the island's

  • Lancashire's first Asian headteacher settles in to new post

    AS a deputy head Ruby Hussain had no qualms about calling at pupils' homes to make sure they went to school. Now, in her new post as Lancashire's first Asian head teacher, she has vowed to use more subtle methods to get her message across. Ruby Hussain

  • ATHLETICS: Marathon success for local runners

    MARINE Brian Cole and police woman Louise Cooper led the local challenge in last Sunday's Flora London Marathon as over 60 East Lancashire athletes took part in the race. Cole was on a mission as the Navy was using the event as a qualifier for the Washington

  • ATHLETICS: Runs on around the area

    TONIGHT the fourth of the Bunny Runs takes place at Cliffe Castle, off Skipton Road, Keighley. Registration is at St Annes Social Club, about 100 yards from the Castle. Race distance is 3M and the start time is 7:30pm. All finishers will receive a Cadbury's

  • ATHLETICS ROUND-UP: Lancs girls grab success

    FROM grassroots to glory is the slogan, and the Lancashire under-15 girls team grabbed their first taste of success in the Norwich Union Sports Hall Athletics National Finals at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. The team had become the first Lancashire

  • Terzis blast at sloppy Leigh

    Leigh Centurions 32, Dewsbury Rams 18 IT'S not every day that a team knocks over the Grand Final winners - and then gets a roasting! But that was the case for the NFP runaway leaders Leigh who suffered an attack of the horrors after building up a match-winning

  • Town on the starting blocks for the 2002 Commonwealth Games

    THE 2002 Commonwealth Games are coming and Bury is getting under starter's orders. It may be still be over a year before athletes from 54 nations descend on Manchester, but with the clock ticking away, Bury is now beginning to swing its pre-Games planning

  • Lottery money health booster

    LEIGH is to share almost £1million from the lottery good causes fund to be spent on developing a healthier community. The £984,852 jackpot - shared with Wigan - will be used to develop health cafes, cook and taste sessions, a walk-in therapy centre and

  • Skittles is just not cricket

    PLANS to settle cricket matches with a game of darts, skittles or bar billiards has been greeted with mixed feelings from clubs competing in a national competition. The Foot and Mouth epidemic has caused havoc with local sport so organisers of the National

  • RUGBY: Lancashire Plate Final U-16s

    Blackburn RUFC 39 Waterloo RUFC 19 BLACKBURN stunned Waterloo with a blistering first half performance to convincingly win the Lancashire Plate. Roared on by a partisan crowd of senior players, committee members and family and friends -- Blackburn played

  • Blackburn Sunday Football League

    A ROUND-UP of the local leagues. BLUE & WHITE ROSEBOWL QUARTER FINAL King's Inn...3 Witton Inn...1 Cook, Winnard, Newton Smith BLUE & WHITE ROSEBOWL semi-finals Old Toll Bar...2 Lord Raglan...0 Usborne, Foulds White Bull...1 King's Inn...2 (aet

  • East Lancs League

    A LOCAL league round-up. DIVISION ONE Goodshaw Utd...2 Stacksteads SJ...2 Worsthorne...5 Oswaldtwistle...2 Chatburn...2 Colne utd...3 Kelbrook...0 Rolls Royce...1 S'steads SJ...3 Rib R...1 Accrington Stan...0 Goodshaw Utd...1 Kelbrook...3 Chatburn...1

  • Beefy Brian is hungry to win!

    BEEFY Brian Sims has made a big impact on the East Lancs sporting scene for close on 20 years -- and that's not just because he's "on the wrong side of 20 stone." You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone with more enthusiasm for cricket and soccer, snooker

  • Nostalgia on the railway

    THE East Lancashire Railway at Bolton Street Station, Bury, is taking a trip back in time to the 1940s from Saturday, May 26, to Sunday, May 28. Attractions include battle re-enactments, memorabilia displays, military parades and two evening shows of

  • Have fun with Thomas and friends

    Fun on track with Thomas and friends THOMAS the Tank Engine and Friends are visiting Bolton Street Station, Bury, providing the perfect opportunity for a fun-filled day out. Between Saturday, May 5 and Monday, May 6 you can travel the Bury-Rawtenstall

  • Ex-Rover died in Army booze binge tragedy

    A FORMER Blackburn Rovers apprentice who joined the Scots Guards to be "one of the lads" died in the corridor of his barracks following a forbidden booze binge with his colleagues. But a coroner has ruled out the suggestion that Clitheore soldier Martin

  • Elderly book in for day of memories

    SOME of Bury's older residents today had a chance to remember how things used to be when they called into Whitefield Library. Bury Metro Libraries' Library Club staged one of its popular lunchtime sessions involving older people in residential care. Fifteen

  • No rest for RMI

    THE end of the Nationwide Conference season can't come quickly enough for battle-weary Leigh RMI. Tonight Steve Waywell's injury-crippled squad plays its seventh game in 16 days when Morecambe visit Hilton Park, kick off 7.45pm. The RMI boss has just

  • Fury as man who attacked paramedics 'escapes' jail

    MAGISTRATES have prompted outrage by allowing a man who attacked two paramedics as they treated his girlfriend to walk free from court. Ian Stuart Murgatroyd, 30, tried to stop the medical staff from putting his the epileptic woman in an ambulance after

  • Alan's top of the daffs!

    LATE developing daffs won the day for green-fingered Alan Greenwood at a national flower festival -- and made him the top amateur grower in the country. Alan competed at the National Daffodil Society championships at Solihull at the weekend and scooped

  • Rape charges dropped

    TWO teenage youths accused of rape have had the charges against them dropped. The pair, aged 19 and 16 and both from Accrington, were due before Hyndburn magistrates yesterday afternoon but the Crown Prosecution Service said the charges against them had

  • Stolen licence used to get loan

    A FORMER security guard who stole a workmate's driving licence and then got a £4,000 loan pretending to be him, has been sent to jail. Burnley Crown Court heard how Martyn Prestage, 44, had been sent to prison for 12 months during the time he was a guard

  • Tales From The Touchline with Michael Black of Witton Albion

    AFTER squeezing almost half a season into one month, the Combination is finally reaching its climax with some issues still to be settled. In the Premier Division Langho, Ewood Amateurs and Darwen Alex are still chasing the title. With Alex having to face

  • Care group's got all the right ingredients

    MEMBERS of a new volunteer care organisation celebrated this week when they held their inaugural meeting. The group met for the first time at Ribble Valley council offices and members were honoured to receive a visit from Derek King, the chairman for

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  • It's a material world on show

    VISITORS were treated to an exhibition of art and crafts at Salesbury Memorial Hall. Ribble Valley Embroiderers' Guild held an open day in the hall on Ribchester Road, when visitors were invited to view an exhibition of modern free embroidery and textile

  • Wedding day help and tips

    WITH the wedding season hotting up, organisers need all the help they can get with planning their big day. Our thisislancashire has an on-line site orientated towards making the day go as smooth as possible. The site has everything you need from seeking

  • Ex-Rover died in Army booze binge tragedy

    A FORMER Blackburn Rovers apprentice who joined the Scots Guards to be "one of the lads" died in the corridor of his barracks following a forbidden booze binge with his colleagues. But a coroner has ruled out the suggestion that Clitheore soldier Martin

  • Adventure time is beckoning

    LOOKING for an adventure of a lifetime, without breaking the bank? KP nuts has launched 'Get a taste for life', which includes £75,000 worth of amazing adventure holidays to be won instantly, including the chance to fly a MIG fighter over Moscow, train

  • A Laura thrills lie ahead!

    TOMB Raider the movie promises to push all the right adolescent buttons when it is released later this year. The action-packed film stars Angelina Jolie as the awesome heroine Lara Croft, a female version of Indiana Jones whose mouth is permanently set

  • Checking out hangover cures

    POUNDING headache? Furry tongue? Brain gone blank? When last nights vodka and red bull's have left you without your much needed wings, visit hungover.net which rounds up top ten freaky, healthy and classic hangover cures. You could join the Puerto Ricans

  • Reserves on course for top three finish

    BURNLEY RES 2 - PORT VALE RES 1 THE Clarets reserves signed off their home campaign in winning style thanks to goals from Joel Pilkington and Michael Devenney at Turf Moor last night. Mick Docherty's young side stayed on course for a top-three finish

  • Taylor priced out

    GARETH Taylor has headed back to Manchester City aggrieved that he can't finish the job he started at Turf Moor. Burnley must continue their play-off push at Sheffield United on Saturday without the in-form striker after his loan deal collapsed over a

  • Shoplifter wanted to visit dying father

    SHOPLIFTER Tommy Hogg ignored his court date to be by his dying father's side. A court at Bury heard how the 22-year-old decided to return to his family home in London after being told that his dad had been diagnosed as terminally ill with liver cancer

  • Taylor priced out

    GARETH Taylor has headed back to Manchester City aggrieved that he can't finish the job he started at Turf Moor. Burnley must continue their play-off push at Sheffield United on Saturday without the in-form striker after his loan deal collapsed over a

  • Flitcroft ready to lead Rovers up

    MIDFIELD general Garry Flitcroft today spoke of his burning desire to put 12 months of personal heartache behind him by leading Rovers back into the big time. The former Manchester City star suffered more than most when his former club booked themselves

  • Helping hand in finding funding

    NELSON is the base for a new national service to help employment, education and voluntary organisations to find grants from the UK Government and Europe. Fundingfinders.co.uk will identify, monitor and manage grant applications for clients in the public

  • Soccer scheme hits the target

    FOOTBALL is more than just a game for three young Blackburn entrepreneurs -- it is a business. Virtual Soccer is the business set up by Nick Jackson-Cooney, Mije Livesey and Jim Wensley to provide football training to schools, colleges and youth clubs

  • Bury boss stands up for dismissed Danny

    YOUNG Bury defender Danny Swailes has been cleared of blame by his manager after seeing red against Luton at the weekend. Boss Andy Preece - livid at seeing his side reduced to ten men for the third successive match - had sympathy with Swailes. The defender

  • Couple tied up by masked raiders

    AN elderly couple were left tied up by masked robbers who threatened them with knives after forcing their way into their house. The robbers stole thousands of pounds and left the couple, Vic and Pauline Taylor, of Rising Bridge, bound in their home. Mrs

  • Anger over tyre slash spree

    CAR owners on an estate were today counting the cost of a tyre slashing spree. Residents woke to find more than 30 cars had been targeted by vandals on six neighbouring streets. Even cars belonging to a couple who have installed CCTV cameras outside their

  • Ten arrests after grandfather attack

    TEN people have been arrested after a grandfather was struck on the head with a house brick. Geoffrey Swift is still in the intensive care unit of Burnley General Hospital more than two weeks after the attack outside the council flat where his daughter

  • Plans for 17m mast refused

    RESIDENTS were cheering today after plans to upgrade a mobile phone mast were thrown out by councillors. An application, to replace an existing 15m telecommunications pole with a 17.2m one and six antennae and three microwave dishes, prompted 11 letters

  • Flour website

    THE Flour Advisory Bureau has launched a website with a section devoted to health and well-being. The site -- www.fabflour.co.uk -- contains information on everything from recipes to the latest trade statistics but particular attention has been paid to

  • Deli full of delights

    AN EAST Lancashire business is providing a taste of something special with its wide range of food, most of which is unavailable in supermarkets. Taste Fine Foods delicatessen in Bridge Street, Ramsbottom, provides fine foods and wines, regional English

  • School's £1,000 donation to 'quake funds

    A LOCAL school has raised £1,000 in aid of the Lancashire Evening Telegraph-backed Indian Earthquake Appeal. Pupils at Beardwood School, in Blackburn, held a non-uniform day to generate cash which will go to help people in the western state of Gujarat

  • Brassed-off big band needs players

    A BRASSED OFF band could soon be playing its last serenade -- unless it can find a new brass section. Blackburn with Darwen's Big Band has sounded a warning that unless a brass section can be found the whole band will be in danger of falling flat. The

  • Every teacher's worst nightmare

    LONG gone are the days teachers prowled the classroom dishing out a swift cuff round the ear to keep children in check. Now a simple sharp word can provoke threats of court action. But do teachers have had to put an 'exclusion zone' round pupils to avoid

  • ATHLETICS: London Marathon, local times

    LOCAL runners times and positions from last weekend's Marathon. Elite times: Men (Sub 3 hours): 64 Brian Cole (Marines) 2:32:44 (PB), 122 (M45) Eric Wilson (Blackburn Harriers) 2:38:05, 192 (M40) John Hartley (Clayton) 2:41:48, 198 Jason Harbour (Clayton

  • Nightmare run goes on for brave RMI

    Leigh RMI 2 Yeovil 3 LEIGH RMI produced a battling performance against title-chasing Yeovil Town at Hilton Park on Tuesday but went down to a heroic defeat as the Somerset side kept their hopes of Third Division Football well and truly alive. Just 10